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Apple and Google to ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Apple and Google to ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

That are built on their forthcoming capability.
Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave May 5 2020 6:50AM Software
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $1.4bn

Intel buys Moovit transit app for $1.4bn

To help develop robotaxis.
Staff Writer May 5 2020 6:50AM Software
Vodafone trials 5G services in 700MHz spectrum in Sydney

Vodafone trials 5G services in 700MHz spectrum in Sydney

To improve indoor coverage.
Ry Crozier May 5 2020 6:49AM Telco/ISP
Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Unlawful access punishable by five years jail.
Justin Hendry May 5 2020 6:48AM Security
Apple updates its 13-inch MacBook Pro

Apple updates its 13-inch MacBook Pro

Updated keyboard, extra storage.
Staff Writer May 5 2020 6:04AM Hardware
Toll Group shuts IT systems amid new security scare

Toll Group shuts IT systems amid new security scare

Exclusive: Logistics giant detects 'unusual activity' on 'some' servers.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 6:54PM Security
McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

Key platform an increasingly outsourced affair.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 5:00PM Strategy
Match-fixing corruption threat hits Australian online games

Match-fixing corruption threat hits Australian online games

Police reveal they had charged five men.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 2:02PM Cloud
Afterpay surges on reveal of Tencent shareholding

Afterpay surges on reveal of Tencent shareholding

Up 36 percent in early trade on Monday on possible expansion in Asia.
Nikhil Nainan May 4 2020 2:02PM Financial Services
IoT to track urban mobility changes during pandemic

IoT to track urban mobility changes during pandemic

Gathering data as restrictions begin to lift.
Matt Johnston May 4 2020 2:00PM Strategy
Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Patch, and do not expose Salt masters to the internet.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2020 1:52PM Security
For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growth

For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growth

Supply chain issues delay infrastructure developments.
Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis May 4 2020 1:15PM Financial Services
Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Fines for non-compliance go against the CLOUD Act.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 1:08PM Security
Westpac tech spend up 12 percent as new systems come good

Westpac tech spend up 12 percent as new systems come good

Massive Microsoft upgrade could mean less office space post-COVID.
Julian Bajkowski May 4 2020 12:38PM Hardware
ANZ converts Chengdu data ops to IT service desk, adds 'significant' system capacity

ANZ converts Chengdu data ops to IT service desk, adds 'significant' system capacity

Reveals more about its transition to almost full remote ops.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 12:14PM Strategy
NAB mines Outlook metadata to understand team workloads, prevent burnout

NAB mines Outlook metadata to understand team workloads, prevent burnout

Moves quickly to reduce pandemic-related pressure on its people.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 6:38AM Financial Services
COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

But not by much.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 6:35AM Software
Intel in talks to buy Israel's Moovit public transit app for US$1bn

Intel in talks to buy Israel's Moovit public transit app for US$1bn

Financial news website Calcalist reported on Sunday.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 6:32AM Security
Google travel data show lockdown fatigue in Australia, US

Google travel data show lockdown fatigue in Australia, US

Return to parks and jobs as infection rates flatten.
Paresh Dave May 4 2020 6:32AM Security
Tencent buys 5 percent stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay

Tencent buys 5 percent stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay

Shareholding in the Australian firm was worth about $390 million.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 6:32AM Financial Services

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